1. Winifred Edgerton Merrill Winifred Edgerton Merrill. September 24, 1862 September 6, 1951 WinifredEdgerton, the first American woman to receive a Ph.D. in http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/merrill.htm

Winifred Edgerton Merrill September 24, 1862 - September 6, 1951 In 1887 Edgerton married Frederick Merrill, an 1885 graduate of Columbia who received his Ph.D. from Columbia in 1890. He served as the New York State geologist from 1899 to 1904 and as the director of the New York State Museum before his death in 1916. Merrill taught mathematics at various institutions for several years after her graduation from Columbia. She had been offered a position as professor of mathematics at Wellesley, but declined because of her impending marriage. In 1906 she founded the Oaksmere School for Girls which she directed until 1928. It became well known for its high scholastic standards. A branch of the school was established in Paris in 1912. In 1928 Merrill discontinued the school and moved to New York City. She wrote many articles on education for journals and was a popular speaker of educational topics. She served for some years as alumna trustee of Wellesley College. In her papers on Winifred Merrill, Mary Williams quotes the following letter that appeared on September 20, 1951, in The New York Times shortly after Merrill's death: All those interested in educational progress owe a debt of gratitude to the late Mrs. Winifred Edgerton Merrill...one of the group of five who submitted the first proposal for a woman's college affiliated with Columbia University....Earlier Mrs. Merrill herself received the first Columbia University degree ever granted to a woman, earned with highest honors in the "masculine" field of mathematics and astronomy....I treasure an unforgettable memory of her keen mind and gallant spirit, her graciousness, and her kindling interest in current events. Though almost eighty years at the time, her eyes were on the future, and she was much more interested in the progress of women in business and the professions than in the old battle for their higher education, in which she played so notable a part.

2. Merrill Winifred Edgerton Merrill. Frederick and Winifred Merrill had three children.One was a daughter who married Robert Russell Bennett of New York. http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Merrill.html

Winifred Edgerton Merrill Born: 24 Sept 1862 in Ripon, Wisconsin, USA Died: 6 Sep 1951 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Click the picture above to see a larger version Previous (Chronologically) Next Biographies Index Previous (Alphabetically) Next Main index Winifred Edgerton Merrill made a vast impact on the male orientated world of mathematics. She left behind the Victorian ideal that a wellborn woman should stay at home, and went about continuing her education in mathematics to Ph.D. level. This was a fantastic achievement and Merrill became the first American woman to obtain a Ph.D. in mathematics. Her determination to obtain graduate education is an example that many have followed since. Merrill was born on 24 September 1862 in Ripon, Wisconsin. Nothing is known of her parents, but it can be assumed they were financially stable, as private tutors provided Merrill's early education. In 1883 she graduated with a B.A. degree from Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts. After working at Harvard, in 1884 Merrill applied, to Columbia University, in New York, to be allowed to study mathematics and astronomy. Up until this time Columbia University was an institute for men only and due to this was the case Merrill's initial request was refused. However, with the support and advice of Frederick A P Barnard, the 10th president of Columbia University who was a campaigner for women's education, Merrill visited each trustee individually to plead her case. She argued the points that to be able to study astronomy Merrill needed a telescope and only Columbia University had one and also that the Professor of Astronomy required an assistant at the time. At the next meeting of the trustees, they voted to allow Merrill to pursue her studies individually. Her work in the field of mathematical astronomy included in 1883 the computation of the orbit of a comet. On completion of the required credits, and having written an original thesis that:-

3. Winifred Edgerton Merrill Winifred Edgerton Merrill Photo Courtesy of www.agnesscott.edu September 24,1862 – September 6, 1951 First Woman to Receive a Ph.D. in Mathematics. http://www.physics.unl.edu/~fulcrum/women/wmerrill.htm

Winifred Edgerton Merrill Photo Courtesy of www.agnesscott.edu First Woman to Receive a Ph.D. in Mathematics Born on September 24, 1862 in Ripon, Wisconsin. Tutored for all of her early education. In 1883 she graduated with a B.A. from Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Went on to work at Harvard, then in 1884 she applied to Columbia in New York. Columbia was strictly male at this time so Winifred spoke with each trustee, at the advice of the president of Columbia who supported women, and was allowed entrance. She had fulfilled all the requirements, including writing an original thesis, so at the end of her second year she applied for her Ph.D. Once again she was forced to speak with all of the trustees and at the next meeting they unanimously voted to award her a Ph.D. Therefore in 1886 Winifred became the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in Mathematics and she even received it cum laude. Family Life and Careers In 1887 Winifred married Frederick Merrill, an 1885 graduate from Columbia who also received his Ph.D. there in 1890.

4. Research Of D. G. Weymouth 1856) Sidney Bradshaw (1876 1967) Stephen Theodore Bradshaw (1880 - ) VictorBradshaw (1877 - 1900) William Merrill William merrill winifred (1896 - 1981 http://www.weymouthtech.com/Genealogy/wc_idx/idx132.htm

Index A B C D ... Z FAVOR Daniel FAY UNNAMED Allan Bradshaw Allan Bradshaw Jr. Amy Adelaide ... Winifred FAZACKERLEY Lillian Hilda FEAGINS Joe FEARON J. C. FEBUS Randy Gene FELBRIGG George Sir John Sir Margery FELCH Caleb Daniel Capt. Isaac Mary Jane FELLOWS Abigail Lucetta Knowles Phebe Samuel FELT Aaron Aaron Aaron Anne ... William FELTON Cecily Robert Sally Samuel ... Stephen FENDERSON Elizabeth Previous Next Contents ... Contact Created 22 Dec 2002 by EasyTree, from Sierra On-Line

5. Van Der Merwe's Home Page ftdavid.JPG (18708 bytes) David William van der Merwe. ftmerrill.JPG (11579bytes) merrill winifred MacNab. ftleif.JPG (14537 bytes) Leif Hansen. http://w1.1458.telia.com/~u145801263/Family.htm

Home Photo Albums Family Tree Links ... Work Gerrit Michael Rademeyer van der Merwe Dorothy Caulder Alfred George 'Sandy' MacNab Lynn MacNab Hans Einar Hansen Carla Hansen Aage Mathiesen Gerda Marthiesen David William van der Merwe Merrill Winifred MacNab Leif Hansen Ragna Mathiesen Steven Graham van der Merwe Barry David van der Merwe Richard van der Merwe Lene Hansen John Einar Hansen Hans Thomas Hansen Karen Owen Tessa Jones Casper van der Merwe Katya Svane Robbie van der Merwe Christopher van der Merwe Tanya van der Merwe Oscar Svane Hanse Graham van der Merwe Maya van der Merwe

6. Portraits De Personnages Celebres : MER Anna MOFFO)/2 (avec Licia ALBANESE)/3 (avec Eileen FARRELL et Franco CORELLI). merrill (winifred Edgerton)(18621951) http://www.onlipix.com/personnages/mer.htm

MER A B C D ... Z MERA (Cipriano) Photo Dessin MERCATOR (Gerardus ou Gerhard)(1512-1594) Peinture Dessin Memorabilia (timbre) MERCE (Antonia) Dessin MERCER (Beryl) Photo MERCER (David)(1928-1980) Peinture MERCER (Douglas)(-1854) Peinture MERCER (Geneva)(1889-1984) Photo MERCER (Hugh Weedon) Photo MERCER (Nan, femme d' Emil WANATKA Photo MERCERET (Mademoiselle, femme de chambre de Mme de WARENS Dessin MERCHANT (Ismail)(1936-) Peinture MERCIER (Auguste, Photo MERCIER ( Communard Photo A MERCKX (Edouard, dit Eddy)(1945-...) Photo - Tour de France (Maillot Jaune) : (en 1969)/ (en 1969)/ - Tour de France : (en 1970) - Tour d'Espagne('Vuelta') : - Champion du Monde : - Milan-San-Remo : (en 1966)/ (en 1976) - Autres : (en 1969)/ (young)/ (en 1974)/ (en 2001) Photo de groupe (avec BOARDMAN)/ (avec Raymond POULIDOR)/ (en 1972, avec Ernesto COLNAGO)/

7. Wnmerrill Willis Newton merrill Willis Newton merrill his eight children were born. winifred Irene merrill, 1916, Harold LaVerne merrill(10), 1919 and Harriet Elaine merrill, http://www.jmerrill.net/WNMERR~2.HTM

Willis Newton Merrill Willis Newton Merrill Willis Newton Merrill(9), Willis Perry Merrill(8), Noel(7), Cyrenus(6), Aaron(5), Cyprian(4), John(3), John(2), Nathaniel(1), was born in Woodfords, California on May 5th 1869 and died September 20, 1941 in Lodi California. He was the eldest of the four children of Willis Perry Merrill and Henrietta Kittridge. Willis N. Merrill attended the district school at Woodfords and later went to Placerville where he graduated from high school, after which he assisted his father in his store in Woodfords and worked as a cowboy in the Lake Tahoe-Woodfords area. It was then that he became associated with the Chambers brothers, Myron and Bryon. Later on his daughter Shirley would marry Byron's son William Byron Chanbers. His marriage in 1899 united him with Miss Jessie Bella Wilkerson, daughter of Robert T. Wilkerson and Charolette C. Beil, natives of Missouri and Indiana respectively, with Robert coming to California as a young boy. After his marriage Willis removed to Reno where he and his father-in-law purchased 400 acres of land, which he successfully farmed for nine years. It was in Reno where five of his eight children were born. Roy Willis Merrill(10), 1900-1957, Verla Jessie Merrill, 1901, Rita Geraldine Merrill, 1905-1990, Shirley Nevada Merrill, 1907 and Mildred Charolette Merrill, 1910. Willis then sold his Nevada property when he and his wife decided that Reno was not the place to raise a family and moved to Oregon where the family stayed for two years. In those two years he lost almost everything they had due to one of the severest winters ever in Oregon. In 1912 he came back to California where he and his family settled in the Henderson district of San Joaquin County, south-west of Lodi where he and his father-in-law purchased 160 acres of land and engaged in general farming.

8. Merrill Biography of winifred Edgerton merrill (18621951) winifred Edgerton merrill. Born 24 Sept 1862 in Ripon, Wisconsin, USA http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Merrill.html

Winifred Edgerton Merrill Born: 24 Sept 1862 in Ripon, Wisconsin, USA Died: 6 Sep 1951 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Click the picture above to see a larger version Previous (Chronologically) Next Biographies Index Previous (Alphabetically) Next Main index Winifred Edgerton Merrill made a vast impact on the male orientated world of mathematics. She left behind the Victorian ideal that a wellborn woman should stay at home, and went about continuing her education in mathematics to Ph.D. level. This was a fantastic achievement and Merrill became the first American woman to obtain a Ph.D. in mathematics. Her determination to obtain graduate education is an example that many have followed since. Merrill was born on 24 September 1862 in Ripon, Wisconsin. Nothing is known of her parents, but it can be assumed they were financially stable, as private tutors provided Merrill's early education. In 1883 she graduated with a B.A. degree from Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts. After working at Harvard, in 1884 Merrill applied, to Columbia University, in New York, to be allowed to study mathematics and astronomy. Up until this time Columbia University was an institute for men only and due to this was the case Merrill's initial request was refused. However, with the support and advice of Frederick A P Barnard, the 10th president of Columbia University who was a campaigner for women's education, Merrill visited each trustee individually to plead her case. She argued the points that to be able to study astronomy Merrill needed a telescope and only Columbia University had one and also that the Professor of Astronomy required an assistant at the time. At the next meeting of the trustees, they voted to allow Merrill to pursue her studies individually. Her work in the field of mathematical astronomy included in 1883 the computation of the orbit of a comet. On completion of the required credits, and having written an original thesis that:-

9. Women Mathematicians-Chronological Index 18601869 Charlotte Barnum(1860-1934) Alicia Boole Stott (1860-1940) Ruth Gentry(1862-1917) winifred Edgerton merrill (1862-1951) Leona May Peirce (1863-1954 http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/chronol.htm

Biographies of Women Mathematicians , Agnes Scott College] Search Chronological Index of Women Mathematicians The choice of what century to use is a bit subjective. For the sake of this index I have listed each woman by the century of her birth. Eighteenth Century and Before Theano (5th Century B.C.) Hypatia (370?-415) Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia (1646-1684) Emilie du Chatelet (1706-1749 ... Mary Fairfax Somerville (1780-1872) Nineteenth Century Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace (1815-1852) Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) Mary Everest Boole (1832-1916) Susan Jane Cunningham (1842-1921) ... Pelageya Yakovlevna Polubarinova-Kochina (1899- ) Twenthieth Century Gertrude Mary Cox (1900-1978) Mary Lucy Cartwright (1900-1998) Nina Karlovna Bari (1901-1961) Edna Kramer Lassar (1902-1984) ... Karen E. Smith (1965- ) Need Help on these with date of birth (and death if appropriate)! Margaret Wright Gloria Gilmer Goldie Prentis Horton Home ... LRiddle@AgnesScott.edu Last modified July 24, 2002 Agnes Scott College , Decatur, GA

10. Women Index Franklin, Christine Lehmer, Emma (NEW) Lovelace, Augusta Ada Macintyre, Sheila ScottMaloneMayes, Vivienne McDuff, Dusa merrill, winifred Morawetz, Cathleen http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Indexes/Women.html

Female mathematicians Agnesi, Maria Antonelli, Kathleen M Bari, Nina Baxter, Agnes ... Edmonds, Sheila (Jan 2003: NEW) Falconer, Etta Fasenmyer, Mary Fawcett, Phillippa Freitag, Herta ... Hudson, Hilda (NEW) Hypatia of Alexandria Janovskaja, Sof'ja Karp, Carol Keen, Linda Goldway ... Lehmer, Emma (NEW) Lovelace, Augusta Ada Macintyre, Sheila Scott Malone-Mayes, Vivienne McDuff, Dusa ... Sperry, Pauline (NEW) Stott, Alicia Boole Swain, Lorna Taussky-Todd, Olga Uhlenbeck, Karen ... Warner, Mary (NEW) Wheeler, Anna J Pell Young, Lai-Sang Alphabetical indexes A B C D ... XYZ Chronological indexes - 500 AD 1940-present Main index Biographies Index ... Search suggestions JOC/EFR January 2003 The URL of this page is: School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St Andrews, Scotland http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/Indexes/@.html

11. References For Merrill References for the biography of winifred Edgerton merrill References for winifred Edgerton merrill. Articles winifred Edgerton merrill, New York Times Obituary (7 September, http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/References/Merrill.html

References for Winifred Edgerton Merrill Articles: Winifred Edgerton Merrill, New York Times Obituary (7 September, 1951). Main index Birthplace Maps Biographies Index History Topics ... Anniversaries for the year JOC/EFR May 2001 School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St Andrews, Scotland The URL of this page is: http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/References/Merrill.html

12. Important Women Figures In Mathematics And Science Important Women Mathematicians and Scientists. Mathematics. Florence David;Elizabeth Dickerman; Martha Haynes; winifred merrill; Cathleen Morawetz; http://www.physics.unl.edu/~fulcrum/women.htm

Women Mathematicians and Scientists Mathematics Florence David Elizabeth Dickerman Martha Haynes Winifred Merrill ... Evelyn Boyd Granville Physics Maria Mayer Lise Meitner Mildred Spiewak Dresselhaus Astronomy Maria Mitchell Vera Rubin Cecilia Helena Payne-Gaposchkin Biology Rita Colwell Barbara McClintock Chemistry Dorothy Hodgkin Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards

13. Merrill Portrait winifred Edgerton merrill. JOC/EFR August 2001 http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/PictDisplay/Merrill.html

Winifred Edgerton Merrill JOC/EFR August 2001 The URL of this page is: http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/PictDisplay/Merrill.html

14. Biography-center - Letter E Edgerton, Harold Eugene www.treasuretroves.com/bios/Edgerton.html; Edgertonmerrill, winifred www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/merrill.htm; http://www.biography-center.com/e.html

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15. Celebrating Women's History Month winifred Edgerton merrill Born in Ripon, Wisconsin, winifred Edgerton merrill moved east to pursue her true love mathematics. The first American women to receive a Ph.D. http://www.senate.state.ny.us/sws/wod/Ed%20Merrill.html

Education Winifred Edgerton Merrill Text source: Agnes Scott College, Biographies of Women Mathematicians We Site, Larry Riddle, Dept. Of Mathematics. Photo source: Nation Cyclopedia of American Biography, Vol. 41, page 113. Home Back to List Forward

16. James Henry MERRILL/Gladys Winifred WHITTERMORE Descendants of James Rawlins Husband James Henry merrill Born at Married atDied at Father Mother Other Spouses Wife Gladys winifred WHITTERMORE http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/7536/fam01108.htm

Descendants of James Rawlins Husband: James Henry MERRILL Born: at: Married: at: Died: at: Father: Mother: Other Spouses: Wife: Gladys Winifred WHITTERMORE Born: at: Died: at: Father: Mother: Other Spouses: CHILDREN Name: Eleanor MERRILL Born: 24 Jul 1941 at: Holderness, New Hampshire Married: 10 Mar 1962 at: Died: at: Spouses: Benjamin E. ROLLINS Name: James MERRILL Born: at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: Name: Robert MERRILL Born: at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: Name: Edward MERRILL Born: at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: Victoria B. ROLLINS Name: Allen MERRILL Born: at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: Name: John MERRILL Born: at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: Name: Berry MERRILL Born: at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: HOME EMAIL SURNAMES This page hosted by GEOCITIES!

17. Alfred A. Knopf Inc. Records, Index Walter McIntosh 90.8, 110.4, 192.10, 238.10 merrill, winifred S 110.4 merrillPalmer School 213.6, 262.6 http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/research/fa/correspondents/aakcorm8.html

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18. Edward MERRILL/Victoria B. ROLLINS Husband Edward merrill Born at Married at Died at FatherJames Henry merrillMotherGladys winifred WHITTERMORE Other Spouses Wife Victoria B. ROLLINS http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/7536/fam00915.htm

Descendants of James Rawlins Husband: Edward MERRILL Born: at: Married: at: Died: at: Father: James Henry MERRILL Mother: Gladys Winifred WHITTERMORE Other Spouses: Wife: Victoria B. ROLLINS Born: 12 Jul 1942 at: Died: at: Father: Henry Arthur ROLLINS Mother: Ida A. MCMURPHY Other Spouses: CHILDREN Name: Heidi MERRILL Born: at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: Richard GILMORE Name: Lori MERRILL Born: at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: HOME EMAIL SURNAMES This page hosted by GEOCITIES! Get your own FREE page! Page built by Mac Gedpage Version 2.00 Beta 1

19. Women In Math: Biographies merrill, Helen Abbot (18641949). merrill, winifred Edgerton (1862-1951) http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~wmnmath/People/Biographies/M.html

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20. Celebrating Women's History Month women to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics, winifred merrill’s portrait now hangsat Columbia University with the inscription “She Opened the Door.”. http://204.168.97.3/sws/wod/Ed Merrill.html

Education Winifred Edgerton Merrill Text source: Agnes Scott College, Biographies of Women Mathematicians We Site, Larry Riddle, Dept. Of Mathematics. Photo source: Nation Cyclopedia of American Biography, Vol. 41, page 113. Home Back to List Forward

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